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iwatachief
Posted on: Leisure-time Activities and Mahjong
June 19, 2011 at 11:30 AMI can relate to that too! Playing Mahjong (the southern Sichuan version. I mention that since it seems the "gambling rules" change between villages in a 50km radius!!) did help me a lot when I first met my (Chinese) wife's family. Very basic chinese but good mahjong skills got me in very easily!
Spring festival is the time of year I play most! A regular day looks like this: eat (lots), mahjong (lots), TV(lots) and also lots of this very popular card game down here 斗地租 "doudizu" (Ithink), sometimes translated "Fight against the landlord"!!
There's nothing like a mahjong game and a cup of green tea in the courtyard!
Posted on: What Are Your Hobbies?
June 6, 2011 at 3:39 PM我也喜欢看网球， 但是现在我最喜欢看美国nba比赛。Heat加油！
Posted on: Going, Leaving, and Leaving for Good
June 5, 2010 at 6:50 AMHi Shanghai rocks! Yep, that's right, on MSN, Skype or QQ, one of the options (online, do not disturb, away...) is 离开 which is the translation for "Away."
But, when you are telling your friends that you are now leaving and will not continue chatting (!) with them, then, I would say, you should type:
我走了！- wo3zou3le!
Hope it helps!
好！我也走了！再见！
Posted on: Lessons, Customized Courses and Jobs
May 24, 2010 at 8:24 AMI did that too! That's great, isn't it? I am looking forward to it! And 谢谢 indeed!
Posted on: Feelings
May 24, 2010 at 2:58 AMNice! I wonder if she is pretty! Thanks Bill!
Posted on: Lessons, Customized Courses and Jobs
May 24, 2010 at 2:53 AMLooks like Robert Redford to me...Great actor!
Posted on: Feelings
May 23, 2010 at 12:11 PMHello Bill! Thanks for this expression! As soon as I read your post, I tried it with a Chinese friend (here in Sichuan) and they say something slightly different but also interesting: 我去梦周公！
wo3 qu2 meng2 zhou1 gong1.
Posted on: Expo, Sandstorms, and Sarah
May 17, 2010 at 10:18 AMCpod 万岁， 万万岁！;-)
Posted on: Mother's Day
May 9, 2010 at 7:53 AMThanks Grace! But can't you say that you wish a beautiful day to someone? I just wanted to change a little bit from the usual 快乐 version?
Posted on: Leisure-time Activities and Mahjong
June 24, 2011 at 7:03 AMThanks Jenny for the correction.